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61st Congress, ) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, j Document 

U Session. \ \ No. 431. 



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vf ATIONAL PARK AT NIAGARA FALLS. 



LETTER 

KKOM 

THE SECRETARY OF WAR, 



SUBMITTING, 



WITH COPY OF A REPORT OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE, A RECOM- 
MENDATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL PARK 
AT NIAGARA FALLS. 



December 21, 1909. — Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds 
and ordered to be printed, with illustrations. 



IV ^' War Department, 
Washington, December 13, 1909. 

Sir: The act of Congress for the control and regulation of the 
waters of Niagara River, for the preservation of Niagara Falls, and 
other purposes, received executive approval June 29, 1906. With a 
view to carrying that legislation into effect, the Secretary of War, on 
January 18, 1907, appointed a committee of landscape architects and 
others well fitted by training and experience to advise him in that 
regard, and charged them with the study of present conditions at the 
Falls, with a view to devising such measures, at reasonable cost, as 
would result in improving the scenic aspects on the American side of 
Niagara gorge, particularly in what is known as the ' ' milling district " 
in the vicinitj^ of the Falls, which occupies the brink of the gorge for 
nearly a mile below the New York state reservation. 

Copies of the reports of the committee above referred to are trans- 
mitted herewith. 

With a view to applying a remedy to the conditions disclosed by the 
committee in its reports, such steps as were within the authority of 
the War Department were immediately taken to diminish certain 
objectionable practices which had grown up in connection with the 
installation of power plants on the American side of the river. In 
some cases clauses looking to the betterment of existing conditions 
were embodied in the permits issued to grantees in the operation of 
the act of June 29, 1906, for the diversion of a limited quantity of 
water from the river above the Falls for power purposes. 



2 National park at Niagara falls. 

Perhaps the most miportant recommendation of the committee 
relates to the establishment of a national park on the American side 
of the river. It will, I think, be generalh' conceded that the preserva- 
tion of the scenic featnres of this great waterfall is an object which 
appeals with peculiar f oi'ce to the American people, and that object can, 
in my opinion, be best attained by the acquisition of such lands on the 
American side of the river as are necessary to the establishment of 
such a national park. 

In view of the foregoing, 1 have the honor to recommend the estab- 
lishment of such a park as is suggested by the very competent com- 
mittee, leaving the question of its general scope and the acquisition of 
the necessary land to the judgment and liberality of Congress. 
Very respectf ull}^, 

J. M. Dickinson, 

Secretary of ^¥ar. 

The Speaker of the House of Representatives. 



April 5, 1909. 
Sir: The Niagara Falls committee, appointed b}" the Secretar}^ of 
War January 18, 1907, submits the following report: (A) To cover 
the period since iipril 13, 1908, the date of its last report, and (B) to 
bring certain suggestions to the attention of the authority which 
created the committee. 

(A) RECORD FROM APRIL 13, 1908, TO DATE. 

1. By order of the Secretary of War, dated August 10, 1908, Maj. 
Charles W. Kutz was relieved of his duties in connection with this 
committee b}- Maj. Charles Keller, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. 

2. The process of remedying the objectionable features on the 
American side of the gorge, immediatel}" north of the highwa}^ 
bridge, has continued. As far as power house No. 2 the refuse ac- 
cumulated during many years between the buildings of the milling 
district and the river has been remov^ed, and effective measures have 
been taken by the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufactur- 
ing Companv and the Niagara Falls Power Compan}- to prevent 
the future dumping of refuse by the abutting owners or others. 
Some of the streams of tail water discharged upon the cliff' have been 
eliminated. In addition, the construction of power house No. 3 has 
been continued in the manner agreed upon. Four penstocks, with 
their accompanying generating sets, are completed, and are faced with 
a wall of rubble masonry, which harmonizes as well with the adjacent 
cliff' as any artificial structure can be made to do. A fifth penstock is 
completed but not housed, and two others are undergoing erection. 
An eighth penstock is also to be erected, and when it is completed this 
second group of four will be screened from view by a rubble masonry 
wall and the power house extended to cover the corresponding units. 
Two photographs are submitted with this report to illustrate the rel- 
ative advancement of these operations on respective dates of May 23, 
1908, and March 18, 1909. The attempt to restore a suitable growth 
of vegetation on the denuded slope on the American side, just below 
the bridge, appears tp be succeeding. This matter is treated at length 



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to 

in the report of Mr. Olmsted, dated October 12, 1908. The work is 
to be continued this spring. 

3. Up to the present time, the Niagara, Lockport and Ontario Power 
Company has not, as required by its permit for power transmission, 
taken steps "to restore the natural growth on the sides of the gorge 
where power is now brought into the United States." Mr. Olmsted, 
who has had this matter in charge, has informed the committee that 
this company is now preparing to make part, if not all, of the neces- 
sary plantings during the coming summer. 

(B) SUGGESTIONS. 

1. In the committee's report of April 13, 1908, the objectionable 
character of the steel-arch highway bridge was fully set forth. Since 
that time the committee has learned that during the autumn of 1907, 
when unusual crowds were attracted by searchlight illumination of 
the Falls, this bridge oscillated to such an alarming extent under the 
moving throng that some anxiety as to the stability of the structure 
was felt on the part of those in charge. Illuminations on a larger 
scale and of a more or less permanent installation are now being pro- 
jected, and the question of the reconstruction of the bridge may become 
of early importance. For the reasons stated in the report, another 
arch bridge should not be permitted. The suspension type of bridge, 
if employed here, would once more render available "the most satis- 
factory and impressive general view (of the Falls) obtainable from 
the brink of the gorge," and the committee urgently recommends 
that, so far as permissible, the International Railwa}^ Company, which 
owns the bridge, be urged to replace the present structure with one 
of the suspension tj^pe. In any case, the lower members of any new 
bridge should be so adjusted in elevation as not to interfere with the 
view above referred to. 

2. In its report of April 13, 1908, the committee has already recom- 
mended, as the only thorough solution of the problem presented to it, 
the acquisition by the United States of a strip of property extending 
the whole length of the gorge, north of the state reservation, and 
embracing the talus, the clifl', and a tract of land at the top normally 
not less than 100 yards wide, this strip to be converted into a national 
reservation, the buildings now upon it to be gradually removed. The 
committee in renewing this recommendation desires to suggest a means 
whereby it may be carried into effect practically without cost to the 
United States. 

The hearings before the Secretary of War on November 26 and 27, 
1906, showed that for the privilege of diverting water within the park 
limits the commissioners of the Queen Victoria Park received as com- 
pensation from each of the three Canadian power companies at Niagara 
Falls not less than the following annual rentals; 

Cost per horsepower. 

For the jBrst 10,000 horsepower , , $1. 50 

For the second 10,000 horsepower 1. 00 

For the third 10,000 horsepower 75 

For all above 30,000 horsepower 50 

These rentals probably also cover the privilege of occupying land 
within the park. 

On the New York side the Niagara Falls Power Company and the 
Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company own the 



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land ui)on which their works are situated, and also as riparian owners 
claim to own the bed of the Niagara River to the international 
boundary. To this extent their position differs from that of the 
Canadian power companies. 

In view of the fact that any tax levied upon the power companies 
nnist in the final event be paid b}- those who use the power and who 
thus benefit financially at the expense of the volume of flow of the 
Falls, there would seem to be no injustice in compelling- those who are 
now securing this cheap power to contribute toward a fund which 
shall serve to rescue the gorge from its present desecration and pre- 
serve it permanently against further abuse. 

We therefore believe that a small annual tax per horsepower should 
be levied upon all power generated at Niagara Falls on the American 
side or imported into the United States from Canada, this tax to be 
covered into a fund for the purchase and maintenance of the national 
reservation above recommended. The amount of tax which could be 
imposed without placing an unfair burden upon the business can not 
be decided upon without a thorough study of the situation, and we 
recommend that an inquiry be made upon this point by the proper 
oflicer of the Government, acting in consultation with our committee. 
We are without knowledge as to the value of the land needed for a 
proper reservation. With 3'our authority, one of the field parties of 
the Lake Surve3% of which the secretary of this committee is in local 
charge, might readily make the necessar}^ surve}^, and a local real 
estate expert might be engaged to appraise the land, much of which is 
of small value. It is possible that funds appropriated by the act of 
June 29, 15)06, might be used for this purpose. Otherwise, an appro- 
priation would be needed to pa}^ for the necessary field Avork, 
Kespectfullv submitted, 

F, D. Millet, 

Chairman jrro tempore; 
Frederick Law Olmsted; 
John Stephen Sewell; 
Charles Keller, Secretary^ 
Major^ Corps of Engl 7} eers^ [J. S. Ariny^ 

Memhers of Committee. 
The Secretary of War, 

Washington^ I). C. 



New^ York City, N, Y., April 13, 1908. 

Mr, Secretary: The committee appointed by j'ou to consider the 
preservation of natural scenic effects at Niagara Falls, N, Y,, has 
the honor to submit the following report of its investigation and 
conclusions and of results accomplished up to the present time: 

In the opinion of the Secretary of War, dated January 18, 1907, 
the duties of the committee were stated, to be the study of the situa- 
tion with a view to devising remedial measures of reasonable cost 
w^hich would result in improving conditions on the American side of 
the Niagara Gorge, particularly in what is known as the ^ milling 
district " of the city of Niagara Falls, that portion of the cit}^ occupy- 
ing the brink of the gorge for a distance of nearly a mile below the 
New York state reser-vation. 



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At the first meeting of the committee on March 19, 1907, however, 
the Secretary of War authorized the committee to consider the scenic 
and artistic conditions in a broad and general wa}^, while preserving 
the essence of the definition of its duties, as set forth in bis opinion 
dated January 18, 1907. 

In pursuance of its instructions, the committee has held a number 
of meetings, at Niagara Falls and elsewhere, which are sufficiently 
recorded in a preliminar}^ report of progress, submitted in September, 
1907, and in the other records pertaining to the committee's work. The 
details of the organization of the committee, the assignment of duties 
to its individual members and to subcommittees are also sufiiciently 
recorded elsewhere, and are therefore omitted from this report. 

As a result of a three days' meeting at Niagara Falls, as well as from 
prior knowledge of the localit}", the committee noted the following 
conditions, which, apart from the question of any diminution in the 
cataract by the diversion of Avater, were and are distinctl}^ objectionable: 

(1) The steel arch highway- bridge just below the Falls, connecting 
the city of Niagara Falls with the town of Clifton opposite, and having 
its American abutment at the lower end of the New York state reser- 
vation, has been built at such a level that its floor line practically 
coincides with the crest of the Falls as seen from view points along 
the brink of the gorge below; the floor S5^stem and the arched trusses 
which support it, projecting against the cataract and partiall}^ con- 
cealing it, destroy what would otherwise be the most satisfactory and 
impressiv^e general view obtainable from the brink of the gorge. 

Tentative plans have been under discussion for the erection of 
another bridge, close to the present one and just below it. This 
bridge, if erected, would greatl}" aggravate the existing objectionable 
condition. 

(2) Throughout the milling district it has been the practice for 
years to waste liquid and solid refuse over the edge of the elifl' and to 
dump rubbish in the open spaces between the buildings. The natural 
vegetation on the talus slope below is destroyed, and the cliff and talus 
have been for many years in a filth}^ condition. 

The manufacturing buildings jumbled together along the brink of 
the gorge are, as a rule, neglected in appearance, man}" of them bad 
in design, and two at least — the large structures of the reduction com- 
panies — are disfiguring to an indescribable degree. Not only do they 
dwarf their surroundings and belittle the altitude of the cliff, but they 
form a sky line of colossal ugliness, insulting to the majestic beauty of 
the cataract. A number of smoky chimneys complete the disagree- 
able aspect of this district. 

The building in the gorge at the base of the cliff', known as "power 
house No. 2," of the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufactur- 
ing Company, is disfiguring from the design of its roof, and the huge 
naked steel penstocks which conduct the water from the canal above 
to its turbines near the river level. A further objectionable feature 
at this point is a concrete facing built against the cliff' behind and above 
power house No. 2. This material with its dead gray color and smooth 
lifeless texture makes a disagreeable contrast with the natural rugged 
surface of the cliff" itself. 

The Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company 
has under construction another power house, to be known as "No. 3," 
a short distance below No. 2. As a preliminary to the construction of 



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this power hou.se, the company caused a large portion of the clitf to be 
blasted away, so as to cut it back to practically a vertical face; the 
material resulting from this work, together with the natural accumu- 
lation on the talus slope, was dumped into the river. The result was 
a huge scar on the face of the clitf, some 200 yards in length, with 
a level space below, only a few feet above the water in the riv^er. 
On this level space the power house was being built when the commit- 
tee saw it; it was well advanced at the time. The design of the power 
plant included the building itself, of concrete, with the details of its 
river elevation on a scale so large as to be altogether out of proportion 
to its surroundings; but worse than the power house was a row of huge 
penstocks, of which fifteen or more were to be included in the ultimate 
plan, and six were in process of installation when the committee saw 
them. These huge penstocks were to be brought down over the clitf 
and separately encased in concrete, finished at the top with a broad 
chamfer. At the top of the cliff the plans called for a row of ugly 
concrete structures, some pertaining to the fore bay from which the 
penstocks draw their water, and some were buildings designed for the 
use of industries using the power. This group of l)uildings, designed 
wdthout regard to beauty of line, of proportion, or of material, further 
accentuates the disturbance of the natural beautj^ of the gorge at this 
point, and one of them, the new building of the Pittsburg Reduction 
Company, is without a parallel in conspicuous ugliness of mass and 
proportion. 

(3) At numerous points in the milling district the tail water from 
wheels utilizing water under partial heads spouts from openings in 
the side of the cliff', producing an undignified, belittling, and disturb- 
ing effect. 

(4) At the cable crossing at the lower gorge, the vegetation on the 
cliff' and talus has been practicalh' destro3^ed, producing an unsightly 
scar on both sides of the river. 

(5) At several points in the lower gorge, on the American side, pub- 
lic and private dumps are maintained in a way that produces unsightly 
and offensive conditions. 

(6) The vegetation on the Americin side, throughout the length of 
the gorge, has been, to a considerable extent, cut away and otherwise 
destroyed, leaving the American side bare and unattractive as com- 
pared with the Canadian side. 

The committee after studying the objectionable conditions, described 
above, took such action as circumstances dictated, making use in cer- 
tain cases of the granting of water permits to impose stipulations 
which otherwise would possibh' have been ineffective. Taking up the 
objectionable conditions seriatim, the work of amelioration alread}- 
accomplished ])y the committee and that proposed and recommended 
to be done, is briefly as follows: 

(1) Relating to the proposed construction of a second bridge between 
the city of Niagara Falls and Clifton, the following clause in the water 
permit, issued to the Niagara Falls Electrical Transmission Compan}^ 
was f ormally approved b}'^ the connnittee: 

;^Une of the objects of the Jlaw being the preservation of the natural scenic con- 
ditions of the Falls and the gorge, it is stijiulated that the plans of carrying the 
power across the international boundary be submitted to the Secretary of War for 
approval before work is undertaken. For the same reason, it is further stipulated, 
that no steps be taken by the grantee, or its allied interests — as disclosed in its appli- 
cation for a permit — towai-il the constrni'tion of another bridge across the Niagara 
River. 



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As this permit can have no longer life than the hiw in accordance 
with which it is issued, steps should be taken to make the above clause 
permanent in operation. 'As regards the existing bridge, the com- 
mittee recommends that when it is rebuilt, as it will have to be in 
time, the suspension type shall be adopted as the one form of this 
necessary structure which least interferes with the view of the Falls, 
and does not by its shape make a prominently discordant note in the 
landscape nor do violence to the impression of majestic and irresisti- 
ble force, which the great cataract creates in the mind of every spec- 
tator. The floor of this bridge should be high enough to afford a 
clear view of the entire cataract from the brink of the gorge below. 

(2) Wastmg refuse over the clif\ — The Niagara Falls Hydraulic 
Power and Manufacturing Company either control or have an interest 
in practically all of the riparian property within the limits of which this 
practice has prevailed. Immediately below the highwa}^ bridge, how- 
ever, is the outfall of the tail water tunnel of the Niagara Falls Power 
Company, and on the cliff' just above this point is the gas works, which 
is one of the worst offenders, for it has permitted, ever since its instal- 
lation, the discharge of its tar and oil}^ waste over the cliff'. As this 
material falls upon and over the property of the Niagara Falls Power 
C/ompany it is possible for the latter to put a stop to the disfigurement. 

The following clause in a permit issued to one of these power com- 
panies, which was approved by the committee, bears upon this point, 
and it should be made permanent in operation : 

NIAGARA FALLS HYDRAULIC POWER AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 

The grantee shall carry out in good faith the obligations which it has assumed in 
its letters to the War Department, or to the representatives of the Department, con- 
cerning the improvement of the scenic conditions of the American side of the gorge 
below the upper arch bridge. 

Immediately after a visit of the committee to the Falls in April, the 
Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Companj'- began 
to clean up the refuse from Ihe part of the cliff' and talus in which it 
is interested, and to restore, by planting, the vegetation which had 
been destroj^ed. The Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufac- 
turing Company and the Niagara Falls Power Company have made 
arrangements to expend several thousand dollars in replanting the 
bank slope and all available unoccupied spaces under their control at 
the top of the cliff, in accordance with the suggestions of the committee. 

Unsightly hiildings^ etc.^ on top of the cliffy loithm the milling dis- 
trict. — The committee feels that this condition, so far as the buildings 
are concerned, can not be materially remedied for the present by any 
means not beyond the scope of its instructions. The refuse in the 
open spaces has been pretty generally cleared away and the premises 
are now kept in better condition. The most offensive of these build- 
ings are those of the reduction companies, with their huge unsightly 
ventilating toAvers. 

Steps have been taken to render the chimne}^ smokeless in opera- 
tion. This will improve conditions somewhat, but the only effective 
remedy is the total removal of the entire group of buildings at the 
top of the cliff from their present location. This question is discussed 
more fully at the end of this report. 

Poioer house Wo. '2. — As the machinery in this building depreciates 
and requires removal, it should be replaced b}" additions to power 



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house No. o, and power house No. 2 should eventually be abandoned 
and removed. The Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing- 
Conipanv has undertaken to bring about this change in the manner 
suggested. 

Potcet' house JVo. 3. — The power couipany has changed the design of 
this building, so as to reduce the scale of units in the river elevation. 
The walls are being built of rough rubble, made from the rock blasted 
from the ditf. The penstocks are being built in behind a screen wall 
of similar rubble from bottom to top. The result is that the necessary 
artiticial structures are much less conspicuous, and lilend more har- 
moniously with their natural surroundings. Photographs furnished 
b}" the power company and submitted witli this report show ver}^ con- 
clusively the merits of the plan now in process of execution. 

(3) T((il irater (Uncharged from faci- of cliff. — The Niagara Falls 
H3^draulic Power and Manufacturing Company has also undertaken 
to abolish as many of the unsightly streams as possible at once. In 
fact a number of them have been abolished b}^ arranging with the 
owners of the plants to which they pertain to take electrical power 
from the companj^'s plants in lieu of the mechanical power formerly 
supplied. This results in more economical use of the water, and ai^ 
long as water is diverted at all the users should be compelled to utilize 
the entire available head, so as to necessitate as small a diversion as 
possible. In the photographs submitted the streams designated by 
check marks will be abandoned in the near future. It will take a 
longer time to abolish the others without inordinate expense, and the 
committee feels, that a reasonable time should be allowed, without, i 
however, allowing the ultimate result to fail of accomplishment. ' 

(4) Destruction of vegetation at cahle crossings. — The following clause 
in a permit to the Niagara, Lockport and Ontario Power Company, 
and approved by the committee, is pertinent: 

XIACJARA, LOCKPORT AND ONTARIO POWER COMPANY. 

One of the objects of the law being the preservation of the natural scenic condi- 
tions of the Falls and gorge, it is stipulated that the grantee shall, either directly or 
through the Ontario Power Company, take steps to restore the natural growth on 
the sides of the gorge, where power is now brought into the United States. It is 
further stipulated that no additional power crossing shall be undertaken until the 1 
plans therefor have been approved by the Secretary of War. ^ 

This clause should be made permanently operative. • 

(5) Dumping vmste in louder gorge.-^^\)\)i should be permanently 
discontinued, and the present accumulation of waste be cleaned away. 

(6) Vegetation on the American side. — This has been greatlj' inter- 
fered with b}^ dumping of refuse, by railroad construction and other 
similar work. It should be restored and protected. 

In what goes liefore the committee has set forth in some detail, 
but as briefly as possible, the objectionable features of the present 
situation, and what has been accomplished in the way of amelioration. 
The net result is that some improvement will have been brought about 
in the immediate future, and the creation of additional objectionable 
conditions prevented. But under the existing law it is not possible to 
solve the general problem in a thoroughly satisfactory manner. The 
committee takes the liberty, therefore, of stating what it believes to 
be the only complete solution, together with the grounds for that 
belief. It may l)e added that there is no difference of opinion among 



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its members in reference to this matter and that the views of the com- 
mittee are those of all its members. 

The scenic attractions centering about Niagara Falls may be divided 
into three separate elements, consisting of the rapids above the cataract, 
the cataract itself, and the gorge below. These three elements combine 
to form a natural wonder not equaled elsewhere in the known world, 
for here scenic beauty is joined with an exhibition of resistless power. 
That this natural wonder should not be dispoiled to promote the material 
welfare of individuals the committee thinks may be accepted as a funda- 
mental principle. 

The rapids above the Falls, the American Falls, and Goat Island are 
within the area of the state reservation, and their preservation is 
assured. But more important in many ways than the tract in the 
immediate vicinity of the brink of the Falls is the gorge, where is 
witnessed an exhibition of power more impressive to many observers 
than that of the great cataract itself, seen, as it generally is, from the 
top. As the best view of the American Rapids is from a standpoint 
where the water appears to tumble out of the sky, so the most impres- 
sive view of the Falls is from below, either near at hand or from a 
distance. The whirlpool and the lower rapids can only be seen in their 
full majesty and might from near the water's edge. 

]f present conditions continue and the gorge remains in private 
ownership, not only will the distigurements increase and multiply, but 
the extent of them will increase rapidl}^ until the whole gorge will 
entirely lose its value from an aesthetic point of view. It is already 
jjrojected to elevate the railroad tracks a short distance awa}^ from 
the edge of the cliff'. The present electric road, which is desirable 
because it makes the gorge accessible, is a scar on the fair face of 
nature, because it has been built and is maintained without regard to 
the beaut}" of the landscape. These are only a few, but perhaps- 
some of the most cogent, reasons which lead . the committee to urge 
seriously and in all earnestness that a strip of propert}^ be acquired 
by the United States connecting with the state reservation at one end 
and extending the whole length of the gorge, embracing the talus, the 
cliff', and a tract of land at the top of the cliff not less than 100 yards 
wide, and that the same be converted into a national reservation 
under proper federal control. 

This accomplished, all the buildings within this strip can be destroj^ed 
or moved back under such arrangements as will impose the least pos- 
sible hardship upon private owners and corporations, the vegetation 
can be readily restored, and within a reasonable period of time the 
whole area in the immediate vicinity of the Falls and the gorge will 
return as nearly as possible to its original condition, with the added 
advantages of accessibility. 

By means of additional legislation and agreements with the Canadian 
government, the diversion of water for power purposes should be kept 
within such limits that the impressiveness of the cataract shall not be 
diminished. As this question is under investigation by the Lake Sur- 
vey, this committee does not undertake to say what these limits shall 
be. If a reasonable time is taken to bring about the establishment of 
the proposed national reservation, many of the changes and removals 
herein recommended will probably cost almost nothing, and while the 
total expense will still be considerable this committee feels that it will 
not be out of proportion to the importance of the end in view and 

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that the plan proposed would meet the approval of present and future 
generations. Nothing less will suffice to preserve to the world this 
great natural heritage, the destruction of which for commercial pur- 
poses is a crime against all peoples for all time. The establishment of 
the proposed reservation, with its proper restoration, regulation, and 
maintenance, is therefore urged upon the favorable consideration of all 
those whose cooperation is required to bring it about. 

There are submitted with this report five photographs showing con- 
ditions near power house No. 3. 

F. D. Millet, 

Chairinan pro tempore; 
Frederick Law Olmsted; 
John Stephen Sewell; 
Charles W. Kutz, 
Captain^ Corps of Engineers^ U. 8. Army; 

Members of the Committee. 
Hon. Wm. H. Taft, 

Sec7'etary of War., Washington., D. C. 

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